Cyanotical should read all posts! ^_^ I got a lot of free software from Microsoft now due to my college courses, one being 7 Professional 64 bit, and I believe the 1155 boards can support 8GB modules. :P

i saw the thing about the software, i get the same thing for being an adviser for cyberpatriot,

and i know they can support 8gb dimms, but there is a difference between certified and capable, most if not all p67's and z68's are capable of running 8gb dimms, but not all of them are certified for it

Just go through that and find what you consider satisfying. Realize the numbers are done in a fairly boring environment though. The benches can't hold a candle to a 25man raid after all. The link above says 63.8 fps, but on the other hand the i3 2100 says 94.1 fps. o_O;

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That said, I think we drifted offtopic from your question. O_o;

Personally, the cooler you get with the CPU is fair enough for the time being, imo. It'd be a bigger deal to get a worthwhile graphics card. What are you planning to use the computer for anyway, and what sort of budget are you on, etc?

Loving that link, bookmarked!!

Looks like im going to go for the x6 phenom II 1055t, 68 fps in WoW, I assume that is under heavier load than a 25man? Although im nto too fussed as I hit a max of 6 fps atm. Lol.

Its used for mostly wow and general use, I do want to frapsing more and youtube vids etc.

So flashing from 1503 BIOS to the 2103 update chopped like 10~ seconds off my boot time, damn... I should do some benchmarking, having updated the firmware on my SSD and this BIOS flash... things are definitely acting more snippy.

The 750 watt PSU though is probably bottle-necking your expansion-ability, however - like I would not suggest adding another 6970 in for Crossfire... definitely not.[/QUOTE]

I wasnt planning on crossfire. Just replacing the 6970 for a 7970. But im pretty skint after those parts ^^ Bigger PSU i can afford, but when I asked the guys at komplett.no, they said 750w would be enough still for this setup.

I wasnt planning on crossfire. Just replacing the 6970 for a 7970. But im pretty skint after those parts ^^ Bigger PSU i can afford, but when I asked the guys at komplett.no, they said 750w would be enough still for this setup.

The 750 watt PSU though is probably bottle-necking your expansion-ability, however - like I would not suggest adding another 6970 in for Crossfire... definitely not.

I wasnt planning on crossfire. Just replacing the 6970 for a 7970. But im pretty skint after those parts ^^ Bigger PSU i can afford, but when I asked the guys at komplett.no, they said 750w would be enough still for this setup.

It will be.
It might run close if you overclock all of it through hell and back, but you should have no trouble supporting dual 6970s with that CPU, despite the latter being powerhungry.